Dr. Akyalcin graduated from the Orthodontic Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Currently, he serves as the director of the advanced education program of Orthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. In his career as a dental educator and orthodontist, he has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, five book chapters, co-authored an orthodontic textbook, and has received many prestigious awards including the American Association of Orthodontists Full-time Faculty and American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Fellowship and Biomedical Research Awards. He serves actively on the editorial review board of American Journal of Orthodontics, Angle Orthodontist and some other prominent orthodontic and dental journals. Dr. Akyalcin has been honored as an invited speaker at many national and international meetings.

Education:

Orthodontic Certificate, University of Texas at Houston, 2014

Ph.D., Ege University, 2008

D.D.S., M.S., Ege University, 2001

Professional Experience:

March 2017 – Present:

Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX

April 2016 – Present:

Program Director and Associate Professor, Graduate Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

July 2015 – April 2016:

Program Director, Graduate Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX

Sep 2014 – April 2016:

W. Bonham Magness DDS Endowed Professor in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX

Sep 2014 – April 2016:

Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX

Jan 2011 - August 2014:

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX

Jan 2011 - June 2011:

Adjunct Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Science, Division of Orthodontics, University of Manitoba, School of Dentistry, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Jul 2008 - Dec 2010:

Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Science, Division of Orthodontics, University of Manitoba, School of Dentistry, Winnipeg, MB, Canada